"Working Groups" are a recently recognized addition to structured support for attention to activities within NPYM.
Working groups differ from "standing committees" and "ad hoc committees", which are defined with guidelines in the structure of NPYM.
Working groups come into existence when a number of Friends are drawn together in support of a cause, and request recognition to carry on their activity to the extent necessary to address their concern for that cause. So, although their inception is ad hoc, they might continue to exist indefinitely. New working groups are approved by the Coordinating Committee.
NPYM currently recognizes the following Working Groups: